I’m sure everybody gets the reference, but Junior is referring to reports that Hamas used hang gliders or paragliders during their attack on Israel.
So, he’s just trying to use a dog whistle here to try to remind Republicans that we should all be afraid of brown people. However, dog whistles are supposed to be subtle, so that the people who it isn’t targeted for, won’t even hear it. He’s so inept at public speaking that he can’t even do that correctly.
On a personal level, I live in Texas. I really don’t want to have a gun, but if I did buy one, it wouldn’t be out of fear of brown people paragliding into my house. It would be out of fear of white fascist Republicans breaking down my front door.
if I did buy one, it wouldn’t be out of fear of brown people paragliding into my house. It would be out of fear of white fascist Republicans breaking down my front door.
Members of any at risk group should consider being armed. The police aren’t there to protect you and there have been court cases which ruled they have no obligation to do so.
“In a 7–2 opinion, the Supreme Court ruled that due process principles did not create a constitutional right to police protection, despite the existence of a court-issued restraining order.”
One thing I know, every liberal gun owner is a marksman. They’ve trained with their firearms and know them fifty times better than a Conservative does.
7.62-MM M14 with a walnut stock. Trained with it during my military days but I didn’t take it on deployment. I was stuck with the M16A2 in Afghanistan and M4 carbine in Iraq.
Nice! Mine’s a Henry in .45-70 Government. Good for most big game in North America. Marlin briefly had theirs rated for T-Rex as a cross promo for Jurassic World. LOL.
It’s a normal sized rifle, it’s not a cannon or anything. Spec sheet has it at 38.1" (96.77cm) with a 19.8" (50.3cm) barrel. Weighs just over 7 pounds unloaded.
That is a side-gated, lever action, Henry rifle, chambered in .45-70 government. It’s rated for any big game in North America. With an added scope with 5x magnification.
Yes Don Jr is right that we should have guns generally, but more because of what his dad’s cult is doing.
Don’t ever believe that any gun control laws will disarm those guys. It’s way too easy to hide guns and ammo, and there are hundreds of millions of them all over the country.
So it’s best to have it and not need it, rather than needing it and not having it. Because they are going to have it anyway.
Don’t ever believe that any gun control laws will disarm those guys.
Even if this is true, counterintuitively, gun control laws will still work. We’ve seen this exact thing in Australia. (Which admittedly is easier to do because it’s an island)
What happens is that guns become more rare, and yes, only bad guys and cops have access to guns, however, because guns are rare, it’s much harder even for bad guys to get more guns. Guns become much more valuable, and as they’re valuable, bad guys will become reluctant to use them unless the reward is great. If you take a $1000 gun to rob $50 from a 7-11, and if you get caught, you’re losing $950. You’re way better off just using a knife or something, and then you can sell the gun.
So even if only bad guys have guns, guns are still used in fewer crimes. Everybody gets safer, little by little. Eventually, they’re only going to use guns for crimes with huge payoffs. And they were going to do that, anyways, even if there weren’t gun control laws.
That’s why I’d like a gun collective. They’re kept access controlled, and have a range and an ammo loading rig and some cleaning stations and earplugs and stuff. That way not only would I have access to well-maintained guns and ammo in a SHTF scenario, but I’d also have a place to get good without keeping them at home.
The preppers never made sense to me. The world ends and you want a weapon. For what? To murder someone over the last loaf of bread? In a disaster the best way to get out of it is to team up with other pool, share and trade resources. My life is much more secure if I am surrounded by people who have enough vs people who don’t.
What kinda person thinks to themselves “oh the world ends guess I can finally commit all those murders that I wanted to” vs “the world ended let’s start planting some crops and depend on shared resources until then”?
As a Texan, a lot of the fascist republicans you run into day to day are not in government. Not federal, not state. Terrified irrational morons who only see through a veil of hate are a real concern.
They are in your trailer parks and rural areas. In Texas, it would take me less than an hour to go from downtown to rural. In fact, its a straight shot down the interstate.
Rifles won’t stop a tank. Good luck hitting a bomber. The government, especially in the US, is too numerous and too well equipped. Jim Bob and his inbred son Rusty are much more of a concern and manageable with a rifle.
I have a strong belief in my ability to survive without violating my personal ethics. This is one reason why I don’t own a gun today. Like I said, I can only imagine purchasing a gun out of fear, and I don’t have that fear yet.
As of now, I think myself much safer without a gun.
I’m sure everybody gets the reference, but Junior is referring to reports that Hamas used hang gliders or paragliders during their attack on Israel.
So, he’s just trying to use a dog whistle here to try to remind Republicans that we should all be afraid of brown people. However, dog whistles are supposed to be subtle, so that the people who it isn’t targeted for, won’t even hear it. He’s so inept at public speaking that he can’t even do that correctly.
On a personal level, I live in Texas. I really don’t want to have a gun, but if I did buy one, it wouldn’t be out of fear of brown people paragliding into my house. It would be out of fear of white fascist Republicans breaking down my front door.
Less a dog whistle and more of a tuba in this case, I think.
Wolf tuba
Chihuahua Sousaphone
As a Portland resident, that’s a logical fear:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/proud-boys-oath-keepers-antifa-portland-violence-spreading-1224762/
Members of any at risk group should consider being armed. The police aren’t there to protect you and there have been court cases which ruled they have no obligation to do so.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525280/
“In a 7–2 opinion, the Supreme Court ruled that due process principles did not create a constitutional right to police protection, despite the existence of a court-issued restraining order.”
One thing I know, every liberal gun owner is a marksman. They’ve trained with their firearms and know them fifty times better than a Conservative does.
Oh look, it’s me! ;)
7.62-MM M14 with a walnut stock. Trained with it during my military days but I didn’t take it on deployment. I was stuck with the M16A2 in Afghanistan and M4 carbine in Iraq.
I had someone not believe me when I told them they still issued M16s in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Wikipedia told me they switched to the M4 entirely!?!?”
Yeah, okay bud, just like they’re going to be using nothing but the M5 in another decade.
Or two…
Or three.
I bet you could get issued a M1 under the right circumstances.
People who don’t know how deep military warehouses go. Wouldn’t surprise me if there weren’t some WWI field phones floating around somewhere.
Isn’t the Army still issuing M1903s? With warehouses like that, they’ll never fully modernize!
Nice! Mine’s a Henry in .45-70 Government. Good for most big game in North America. Marlin briefly had theirs rated for T-Rex as a cross promo for Jurassic World. LOL.
Is this gun tiny or is this table enormous?
Oh, it’s a big damn table. LOL.
It’s a normal sized rifle, it’s not a cannon or anything. Spec sheet has it at 38.1" (96.77cm) with a 19.8" (50.3cm) barrel. Weighs just over 7 pounds unloaded.
European here, what is that? Genuine question, it looks very shiney and expensive.
That is a side-gated, lever action, Henry rifle, chambered in .45-70 government. It’s rated for any big game in North America. With an added scope with 5x magnification.
https://www.henryusa.com/caliber/45-70/
Thank you!
you are goddamn right
Yes Don Jr is right that we should have guns generally, but more because of what his dad’s cult is doing.
Don’t ever believe that any gun control laws will disarm those guys. It’s way too easy to hide guns and ammo, and there are hundreds of millions of them all over the country.
So it’s best to have it and not need it, rather than needing it and not having it. Because they are going to have it anyway.
Even if this is true, counterintuitively, gun control laws will still work. We’ve seen this exact thing in Australia. (Which admittedly is easier to do because it’s an island)
What happens is that guns become more rare, and yes, only bad guys and cops have access to guns, however, because guns are rare, it’s much harder even for bad guys to get more guns. Guns become much more valuable, and as they’re valuable, bad guys will become reluctant to use them unless the reward is great. If you take a $1000 gun to rob $50 from a 7-11, and if you get caught, you’re losing $950. You’re way better off just using a knife or something, and then you can sell the gun.
So even if only bad guys have guns, guns are still used in fewer crimes. Everybody gets safer, little by little. Eventually, they’re only going to use guns for crimes with huge payoffs. And they were going to do that, anyways, even if there weren’t gun control laws.
Unless having it puts you at higher risk of suicide, in which case maybe don’t have it.
You’re more likely to injury or kill yourself or family than an intruder, so there’s that too.
That’s why I’d like a gun collective. They’re kept access controlled, and have a range and an ammo loading rig and some cleaning stations and earplugs and stuff. That way not only would I have access to well-maintained guns and ammo in a SHTF scenario, but I’d also have a place to get good without keeping them at home.
Seems like a great way to try out different kinds too.
I want a hippie version of a Rod & Gun Club. Community garden, shooting range, picnic and camping areas, managed foraging paths.
Oregon seems like a place that would exist. I have no evidence whatsoever of it, it just feels right
I think you are describing a gun club.
The preppers never made sense to me. The world ends and you want a weapon. For what? To murder someone over the last loaf of bread? In a disaster the best way to get out of it is to team up with other pool, share and trade resources. My life is much more secure if I am surrounded by people who have enough vs people who don’t.
What kinda person thinks to themselves “oh the world ends guess I can finally commit all those murders that I wanted to” vs “the world ended let’s start planting some crops and depend on shared resources until then”?
In some places, part of obtaining a firearms license involves being a member of good standing at a range.
Not in America of course, where pinkie promising you know what you’re doing and won’t leave you gun laying around is good enough.
Legitimate thing to fear. And what are you going to do, call the cops? You’ll just have more of them.
Who would then execute you on sight. Even if you managed to shoot your way out, sooner or later they’ll find you and kill you.
Guns don’t work against state violence. By the time you need them, you’ve already lost.
As a Texan, a lot of the fascist republicans you run into day to day are not in government. Not federal, not state. Terrified irrational morons who only see through a veil of hate are a real concern.
They are in your trailer parks and rural areas. In Texas, it would take me less than an hour to go from downtown to rural. In fact, its a straight shot down the interstate.
Rifles won’t stop a tank. Good luck hitting a bomber. The government, especially in the US, is too numerous and too well equipped. Jim Bob and his inbred son Rusty are much more of a concern and manageable with a rifle.
They were armed by the same grossly inadequate gun laws and will use the same “he had a gun” excuse the cops do.
They’ll be armed the same as you, and will have the initiative, which makes this not an ideal solution.
I have a strong belief in my ability to survive without violating my personal ethics. This is one reason why I don’t own a gun today. Like I said, I can only imagine purchasing a gun out of fear, and I don’t have that fear yet.
As of now, I think myself much safer without a gun.
Well I mean we are always hearing about how extreme and radical they are. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see them coming in on skateboards next.